Charleston AreaWelcome to NAMI Charleston Area
One out of every five families has a loved one who suffers from a major psychiatric illness (brain disorder) such as schizophrenia or bipolar illness (manic depression). Millions more suffer from depression, anxiety, ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), and PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder). The National Alliance on Mental Illness of the Charleston Area is an organization that values all members of the family affected by these disorders. We provide programs for both the family members and clients, all of those whom seek support, education, and advocacy. Our support groups are designed to deliver constructive and compassionate assistance to people in need.
NAMI Charleston Area offers monthly support groups for family members and friends of those who have a loved one who suffers from a mental illness and also for individuals recovering from a brain disorder/mental illness. Monthly meetings are held
on Mondays at 6:00pm at the noted locations. Monthly educational meetings are held at 7:30 following the support group meetings
at the First Christian Church, 1293 Orange Grove Road, West Ashley. All meetings are confidential.
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Calendar of Events
Monday
February 1:
6:00 pm Board Meeting:
Board meeting 1293 Orange Grove
Road, West Ashley.
Monday
February 8:
6:00 pm Support Groups: Support groups for family members and for individuals
recovering from a brain disorder at the First Christian Church, 1293 Orange
Grove Road, West Ashley. The
educational meeting speaker will be Dr.
Bonnie
Cleaveland, a psychologist,
and she will speak about obsessive
compulsive disorder (OCD).
Monday
February 22:
6:00 pm Support Groups: Support groups for family members and
for individuals recovering from a brain disorder. Seacoast
Church, 750 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant - Nursery Room 7
Monday
March 1:
6:00 pm Board Meeting:
Board meeting 1293 Orange Grove
Road, West Ashley.
Monday
March 8:
6:00 pm Support Groups: Support groups for family members and for individuals
recovering from a brain disorder at the First Christian Church, 1293 Orange
Grove Road, West Ashley.
Monday
March 22:
6:00 pm Support Groups: Support groups for family members and
for individuals recovering from a brain disorder. Seacoast
Church, 750 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant - Nursery Room 7
Monday
April 5: Please note date change!!!!
The meeting in April has been changed from the second
Monday of the month to the first
Monday of the month as Peter A. Pascaris, a NAMI member from
Michigan will be in Charleston and will be the educational meeting speaker.
He is the author of “Desert
Lily”, a novel based on his true story of one couple's resolve to
overcome depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder and build their marriage into a balanced and joyful
partnership. He does not charge a fee to speak and for each sale at
presentations, he donates one dollar to NAMI.
Support group meetings will
be held at their normal time on that first Monday.
6:00 PM First Christian Church:
Consumer member support group meets in the education building room C-7,
and the family member support group meets in the education building room C-5.
Enter through the church social hall.
7:30 PM The
educational meeting will be held in the church social hall.
Monday
April 26:
6:00 pm Support Groups: Support groups for family members and
for individuals recovering from a brain disorder. Seacoast
Church, 750 Long Point Road, Mt. Pleasant - Nursery Room 7
Site
last updated: 02/08/2010
NAMI Charleston
Area
303 Monarch Court
Charleston, SC 29414
(843) 571-1832